ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 08/07/2020

External Reference: 2020-218209

TED Reference: 2020/S 133-327428

Contract award notice

[NoticeContractAward]

[NoticeContractAwardSub]

[Directive201424]

[Section1]: [Ca]

I.1)

[NameAddressContact]

Tourism Ireland CLG
N/A
4th Floor - Bishop's Square, Redmond's Hill
D02 TD99
Dublin
IE
[Contactpoint]: Procurement Officer
[AddressEmail]: tenderresponse@tourismireland.com
[Internets]:
[UrlGeneral]: https://www.ireland.com
[UrlBuyerprofile]: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1197

I.4)

[CaType]

[MaintypePublicbody]
I.5)

[Mainactivity]

[OtherActivity]:  Tourism - Destination Marketing

[Section2]: [Object]

II.1)

[QuantityScopeContract]

II.1.1)

[TitleContract]

COVID-19 Research Programme
[Fileref]:  CVD20-008
II.1.2)

[CpvMain]

73110000  - 
II.1.3)

[TypeContract]

[Services]
II.1.4)

[DescrShort]

Contract awarded to highest scoring bidder following a competitive tender process. Tourism Ireland tendered for a provider capable of providing quantitative and qualitative research about COVID-19’s impact on travel to the island of Ireland. Tourism Ireland needs to navigate through each phase of the crisis and in order to support us to do this, we need effective and timely evidence on which to base our decisions. We sought a service provider with the ability to complete the primary research we need in our source markets – both quantitative and qualitative.
II.1.6)

[LotsInfo]

[DivisionLots]: [No]
II.1.7)

[ValueTotal]

[ValueExclVat]:  1056200.00  EUR
II.2)

[Description]

II.2.2)

[CpvAdditional]

73210000  - 
79310000  - 
II.2.3)

[PlacePerformance]

[MainsiteplaceWorksDelivery]:  
Island of Ireland and other specified locations.
II.2.4)

[DescrProcurement]

THIS TENDER COMPETITION IS CLOSED. FOLLOWING A COMPETITIVE TENDER PROCESS, INCLUDING EVALUATION AGAINST THE STATED CRITERIA, THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED TO THE HIGHEST SCORING BIDDER.
Tourism Ireland is seeking a service provider capable of providing quantitative and qualitative research about COVID-19’s impact on travel to the island of Ireland. Tourism Ireland needs to navigate through each phase of the crisis and in order to support us to do this, we need effective and timely evidence on which to base our decisions. We are looking for a service provider with the ability to complete the primary research we need in our source markets – both quantitative and qualitative. The successful bidder will need the knowledge and experience gained from working with the tourism sector both internationally and on the island of Ireland, to support our work by providing sound consumer mindset advice.
II.2.5)

[AwardCriteria]

[AwardCriteriaBelow]
[AwardCriterionQuality]  -  [AwardCriterionName]:  Responding to the Challenge  /  [Weighting]:  35%
[AwardCriterionQuality]  -  [AwardCriterionName]:  Your Contribution  /  [Weighting]:  15%
[AwardLowestCost]  -  [AwardCriterionName]:  Proposed Costs  /  [Weighting]:  50%
II.2.11)

[OptionsInfo]

[Options]: [No]
II.2.13)

[EuProgrInfo]

[EuProgrRelated]: [No]
II.2.14)

[InfoAdditional]

THIS TENDER COMPETITION IS CLOSED. FOLLOWING A COMPETITIVE TENDER PROCESS, INCLUDING EVALUATION AGAINST THE STATED CRITERIA, THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED TO THE HIGHEST SCORING BIDDER.

[Section4]: [Procedure]

IV.1)

[Description]

IV.1.1)

[TypeProcedure]

[ProctypeOpen]
[ProctypeAccelerated]
[Justification]:  
The COVID-19 outbreak has given rise to an urgent need for the supply of Covid-19 Research Programme services because of the devastating impact of the Tourism sector on the island of Ireland and the urgent need for a plan for recovery to be implemented as soon possible. The recovery needs to be carefully monitored and will depend on a large number of factors, and how these may have changed during and after the COVID-19 health emergency and subsequent economic turmoil.
In light of the above, Tourism Ireland does not have sufficient time to comply with the standard Open procedure timescales for this procurement. Tourism Ireland is therefore using the accelerated time limits permitted under Regulation 27(3) of the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 284 of 2016) to conduct an accelerated Open Procedure in respect of this procurement.
IV.1.8)

[GpaInfo]

[GpaCovered] : [Yes]
IV.2)

[InfoAdmin]

IV.2.1)

[PubPrevious]

[NumberOj]: 2020/S 090-214959

[Section5]: [AwardOfContract]

[ContractNumber]: 1

[TitleContract]: COVID-19 Research Programme

[AwardConfirm]: [Yes]
V.2)

[AwardOfContract]

V.2.1)

[DateAward]

18/06/2020
V.2.2)

[AwardOffersInfo]

[OffersReceived]:  8
[NumberTendersSme]:  4
[NumberTendersMs]:  8
[OffersReceivedElectronic]:  8
[AwardedGroup] :  [No]
V.2.3)

[AwardedToName]

RED C Research and Marketing Ltd
ie6391854v
Ground Floor, Block G, Eastpoint Busines Park
Dublin
Dublin
IE
[Internet]: http://www.redcresearch.ie

[AwardedSme] : [Yes]
V.2.4)

[ValueContractInfo] ([ExclVat])

[ValueEstimTotalContract]:  1000000.00  EUR
[ValueTotalFinal]:  1056200.00  EUR

[Section6]: [InfoComplement]

VI.3)

[InfoAdditional]

THIS TENDER COMPETITION IS CLOSED. FOLLOWING A COMPETITIVE TENDER PROCESS, INCLUDING EVALUATION AGAINST THE STATED CRITERIA, THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED TO THE HIGHEST SCORING BIDDER.
VI.4)

[AppealsProcedure]

VI.4.1)

[AppealsBody]

The High Court
Inns Quay
Dublin
D7
IE

VI.4.3)

[AppealsLodging]

[AppealsDeadline]: 
This contract/framework is covered by the application of the Remedies Directive and the relevant standstill period applied at time of notification.